Arthroscopically assisted reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Initial clinical experience and minimal 2-year follow-up comparing endoscopic transtibial and two-incision techniques

Arthroscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 156-165

  Sgaglione, Nicholas A ^a,b   Schwartz, Robert E ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Orthopaedic Associates of Manhasset   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL Reconstruction; Arthroscopic; Divergence; Endoscopic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PAIN; PATELLA TENDON; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030953992     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(97)90149-3     Document Type: Article

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